I have my in-laws old Murray (date is like 1990 or some shit). Yes I have a small yard, no I don't care what other people think. It's a 12 hp 40" cut. Gator blades. Does a good job and it takes me about 1/2 hour to mow the lawn . I paid about $200 for it years ago. You could probably find some junker that works on CL for cheap.